Aurélien Joachim
Personal information
Full name Aurélien Joachim
Date of birth (1986-08-10) 10 August 1986
Place of birth Luxembourg
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 RUS Ethe Belmont
Youth career
Rossignol
Lorrain Arlon
Virton
Mouscron
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Virton 32 (1)
2006 VfL Bochum II 17 (0)
2007 Alemannia Aachen II 1 (0)
2008–2011 FC Differdange 03 84 (37)
2011–2013 Dudelange 25 (19)
2012–2013 → Willem II (loan) 25 (6)
2013–2014 RKC Waalwijk 31 (6)
2014–2015 CSKA Sofia 20 (5)
2015–2016 Burton Albion 7 (0)
2016 White Star Bruxelles 10 (8)
2016–2018 Lierse 48 (10)
2018–2020 Virton 29 (7)
2020–2022 FC Differdange 03 29 (13)
2022– RUS Ethe Belmont 0 (0)
International career
2005–2019 Luxembourg 80 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023

Aurélien Joachim (born 10 August 1986) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays for RUS Ethe Belmont as a striker. He is the younger brother of former cyclist Benoît Joachim. Between 2005 and 2019 he made 80 appearances for the Luxembourg scoring 15 goals.

Club career

Joachim spent his time in the youth teams of Belgian clubs Virton and Mouscron, before making his senior debut for Virton in the 2004–2005 season. He then played for the reserve teams of German Bundesliga sides VfL Bochum and Alemannia Aachen before making his debut in the Luxembourg National Division in the second half of the 2007–2008 season.

Joachim was transferred to F91 Dudelange in May 2011. He has been a key figure in Dudelange's Champions League run in 2012–13, scoring 4 goals over 2 legs against S.P. Tre Penne of San Marino,[1] and scoring in each leg of Dudelange's famous 4–4 aggregate draw with Red Bull Salzburg,[2] helping his side through via the away goals rule to face NK Maribor in the third qualifying round, the furthest Dudelange have ever gone in the Champions League.

On 29 August 2012, Joachim was loaned to Willem II until the end of the season. In July 2013, he signed a two-year deal with RKC Waalwijk after he had permanently left Dudelange as a free agent.

Before the beginning of the 2014–15 season, Joachim signed with Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia. He made his official debut for the side in a Europa League qualifier against Zimbru Chișinău on 17 July 2014. He played his last match for the "redmen" in April 2015, as he had to return to Luxembourg in order to undergo a meniscus operation.[3]

After one season with Virton, Joachim confirmed that he had been relegated to the club's B-team because he was not a part of the club's plans.[4] However, he was promoted back to the first team at the end of October 2019.[5]

Joachim returned to FC Differdange 03 in July 2020.

International career

Joachim made his debut for Luxembourg in a September 2005 World Cup qualification match against Liechtenstein, at just 19 years of age. In his senior career, Joachim earned 80 caps, scoring 15 goals.

Joachim announced his retirement from international football in July 2020.[6]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played on 17 November 2019[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Luxembourg 200520
2006100
200721
200870
200900
201030
201171
201271
201393
201431
201581
201663
201762
201882
201920
Total8015
As of 17 November 2019[8]
Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Joachim goal.
List of international goals scored by Aurélien Joachim
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 February 2007Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg Gambia1–12–1Friendly
2 6 September 2011Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Albania2–12–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3 15 August 2012Stade Municipal, Differdange, Luxembourg Georgia1–21–2Friendly
4 14 August 2013Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Lithuania1–12–1Friendly
5 6 September 2013Central Stadium Kazan, Russia Russia1–31–42014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 10 September 2013Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Northern Ireland1–13–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 26 May 2014Cristal Arena, Genk, Belgium Belgium1–11–5Friendly
8 13 November 2015Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Greece1–01–0Friendly
9 6 September 2016Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria1–13–42018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 2–1
11 10 October 2016Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus Belarus1–11–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 25 March 2017Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg France1–11–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification
13 9 November 2017Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Hungary1–02–1Friendly
14 5 June 2018Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Georgia1–01–0Friendly
15 11 September 2018San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino2–03–02018–19 UEFA Nations League D

References

  1. ↑ "Joachim at the double as Dudelange ease through". uefa.com. 10 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Joachim strikes as Dudelange shock Salzburg". uefa.com. 17 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Аурелиен Йоахим и ЦСКА се разделят". football24.bg. 6 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Mollereau, Julien (26 June 2019). "Joachim : à Virton, " ils ne comptent pas sur moi "". Le Quotidien (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Football : Aurélien Joachim rappelé dans le noyau A de Virton". Le Quotidien (in French). 25 October 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Rekordmann ohne Nachfolger". Lëtzebuerg Tageblatt (in German). 31 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  7. ↑ Aurélien Joachim at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. ↑ "Aurélien Joachim – national football team player". eu-football.info.
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